Jonathan Grounds
Grounds in Birmingham City kit, 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jonathan Martin Grounds | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Thornaby-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Middlesbrough | 33 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Norwich City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Norwich City (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Hibernian (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Oldham Athletic | 89 | (3) |
| 2014– | Birmingham City | 132 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:53, 7 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Jonathan Martin Grounds (born 27 February 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Birmingham City.
Grounds began his career with Middlesbrough, making 33 league appearances spread across five years. He also spent time on loan to Norwich City (two spells), Hibernian, Chesterfield and Yeovil Town. He left Middlesbrough in 2012 and signed for Oldham Athletic on a free transfer. After two seasons with Oldham, he signed for Birmingham City.
He plays primarily at left back, but can also play as a centre half.
Grounds graduated from the Middlesbrough Academy system prior to the 2007–08 season. The club had considered releasing him, but instead gave him a one-year professional contract. With regular left backs Andrew Taylor and Emanuel Pogatetz injured, he made his debut on 12 January 2008 in a 1–1 Premier League draw at home to Liverpool. After impressing in several further appearances he was rewarded with a new two-year contract in March of that year.
On 1 September 2008, Grounds joined Championship club Norwich City on loan for three months. He was recalled by Middlesbrough after just 31 days and five appearances because of a player shortage at his parent club. On 7 January 2009, Grounds rejoined Norwich, this time for two months. During this stint at Norwich, manager Gordon Strachan asked him to play in central defence, and he made a further 11 appearances for City, scoring 3 goals, before returning to Middlesbrough.
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